Government told to verify properties of teachers, staff of schools in Tamil Nadu
Court asks how those opposing bio-metric attendance would teach students discipline
Published: 16th April 2019 03:06 AM |
Madras High Court
By Siva Sekaran
Express News Service
CHENNAI : Taking strong objection to the opposition by a teacher for introduction of bio-metric attendance in schools, the Madras High Court has directed the government to verify details of the movable and immovable properties of the teaching and non-teaching staff working in government and aided schools with reference to the declaration made by them in service records.
If any discrepancies are identified, suitable action shall be taken through the department of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption and under Discipline and Appeal Rules, Justice S M Subramaniam said.
The judge gave this direction while passing orders on a writ petition from R Annal, a teacher working in a government school in Nagercoil, challenging the scheme, on Monday.
“If a teacher has chosen to challenge the foolproof attendance system introduced by the government, how can one expect from a teacher that she/he will teach discipline to their own students?. The larger question, which arises in the mind of the court, is over the growing indiscipline in government schools and educational institutions across the State,” the judge said.
Annal had filed the writ petition challenging the introduction of Aadhaar-Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) in government and government-aided schools. She sought to declare the GO, dated October 25, 2018, which introduced the new system, as unconstitutional, violative of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 and contrary to the Supreme Court’s order passed in September 2018.
Rejecting the plea, the judge said that stringent measures to maintain discipline were highly essential in view of the growing indiscipline brought to the notice in public domain. The constitutional courts are duty-bound to issue certain directions to the government to regulate discipline and decorum in government schools and educational institutions.
Court asks how those opposing bio-metric attendance would teach students discipline
Published: 16th April 2019 03:06 AM |
Madras High Court
By Siva Sekaran
Express News Service
CHENNAI : Taking strong objection to the opposition by a teacher for introduction of bio-metric attendance in schools, the Madras High Court has directed the government to verify details of the movable and immovable properties of the teaching and non-teaching staff working in government and aided schools with reference to the declaration made by them in service records.
If any discrepancies are identified, suitable action shall be taken through the department of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption and under Discipline and Appeal Rules, Justice S M Subramaniam said.
The judge gave this direction while passing orders on a writ petition from R Annal, a teacher working in a government school in Nagercoil, challenging the scheme, on Monday.
“If a teacher has chosen to challenge the foolproof attendance system introduced by the government, how can one expect from a teacher that she/he will teach discipline to their own students?. The larger question, which arises in the mind of the court, is over the growing indiscipline in government schools and educational institutions across the State,” the judge said.
Annal had filed the writ petition challenging the introduction of Aadhaar-Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) in government and government-aided schools. She sought to declare the GO, dated October 25, 2018, which introduced the new system, as unconstitutional, violative of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 and contrary to the Supreme Court’s order passed in September 2018.
Rejecting the plea, the judge said that stringent measures to maintain discipline were highly essential in view of the growing indiscipline brought to the notice in public domain. The constitutional courts are duty-bound to issue certain directions to the government to regulate discipline and decorum in government schools and educational institutions.
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